# Mahhi Vij

Mahhi Vij (born 1 April 1982) is an Indian model and actress who appears on Hindi television. She is known for playing the role of Nakusha in Laagi Tujhse Lagan and Nandini in Balika Vadhu. Vij and her husband Jay Bhanushali won the dance reality show Nach Baliye 5 in 2013. She was also a contestant on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7.

## Career

Vij moved to Mumbai at the age of 17 and started her career in modelling. She has appeared in numerous music videos including Tu, Tu Hai Wahi (DJ Aqeel Mix). She was the supporting female lead in the TV series Akela in 2006.
Her first film was in Malayalam alongside Malayalam star Mammootty which was titled Aparichithan.
She played the lead role of Pratha in the Sahara One show Shubh Kadam. Her breakthrough role was that of protagonist Nakusha in the television show Laagi Tujhse Lagan on Colors TV, for which she won the Gold Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role in 2011. She was seen in season 4 of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa as a contestant.
In 2012, she and her husband Jay Bhanushali participated in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 5 and became the winners.

## Personal life

Vij married Indian television and film actor Jay Bhanushali in 2011. In 2017 they fostered a boy, Rajveer, and a girl, Khushi. The couple's first biological child, a daughter named Tara, was born in 2019.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Language |
| 2004 | Tapana | Meera | Telugu |
| 2004 | Aparichithan | Kalyani | Malayalam |
| 2008 | Ganga Kaveri | Ganga | Kannada |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Akela | Meghna | |
| 2008 | Ssshhhh...Koi Hai | Manisha Desai | |
| 2008 | Kaisi Laagi Lagan | Pratha | |
| 2008–2009 | Shubh Kadam | Pratha | |
| 2009–2012 | Laagi Tujhse Lagan | Nakusha Patil | |
| 2009 | Bairi Piya | Nakusha Patil | Guest |
| 2009 | Na Aana Is Des Laado | Nakusha Patil | Guest |
| 2010 | Rishton Se Badi Pratha | Nakusha Patil | Guest |
| 2010 | Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan | Contestant | |
| 2010–2011 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 | Contestant | 4th place |
| 2011 | Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur | Contestant | |
| 2011 | Sasural Simar Ka | Nakusha Patil | Guest |
| 2012 | V The Serial | Herself | Guest |
| 2012 | Teri Meri Love Stories | Saloni | |
| 2012 | Savdhaan India | Reha | |
| 2012 | Savdhaan India | Dr. Anju | |
| 2012 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 | Herself | Guest |
| 2012 | Movers & Shakers | Contestant | |
| 2012–2013 | Nach Baliye 5 | Contestant | Winner |
| 2013 | Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se | Herself | Guest |
| 2014 | Comedy Nights with Kapil | Herself | Guest |
| 2014 | Encounter | Aashna | |
| 2015 | Bigg Boss 9 | Herself | Guest |
| 2016 | Bigg Boss 9 | Herself | Guest |
| 2016 | Comedy Nights Bachao | Herself | Guest |
| 2016 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7 | Contestant | 10th place |
| 2016 | Balika Vadhu | Nandini Shivraj Shekhar/Nandini Shekhawat/Nandini Krish Malhotra | |
| 2018 | Laal Ishq | Seher | |
| 2019 | Kitchen Champion 5 | Herself | Guest |
| 2019 | Bigg Boss 13 | Herself | Guest |
| 2020 | Mujhse Shaadi Karoge | Herself | Guest |

### Music video

| Title | singers | Album |
| 'Tu Hai Wahi | DJ Aqeel, Vaishali Samant | Ek Haseena Thi |
| Roz Roz aap ki aankhon | | Haseen lamahe |
| Nit Khair Manga | Hans Raj Hans | Visakhi |